“So this raised more questions about the credibility of the government.”

A former senior government staffer has told 7News there is no way the minister would not have received a full briefing on such a serious issue, at the very least to protect department officials if something went wrong.

The Government took two weeks to deny the briefing document’s existence, yet only three hours to find it today after an inquiry from 7News.

It confirms the Premier’s claim he was not told about the attack.

The Government now says the document should have been provided when first sought.